Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that 40 MLA’s of the Trinamool Congress are in touch with him has received wide criticism from many quarters. The claim is being perceived as a direct threat to the democracy and not Mamata Banerjee only. By saying this, the Prime Minister has demonstrated that he does not believe in democracy and can do anything to cling on to power.

By fielding Shadvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, the BJP made it clear that the saffron party is seeking votes deliberately pushing forward its hardcore Hindutva agenda, but not purely on basis of the performances and achievements of the Modi government in the last five years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rendezvous with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar cunningly devised as non-political or apolitical affair has sent very convincing signals that the BJP heavyweight had to desperately bank on the cine icon to stop his failing popularity in the midst of election fervor in the world’s largest democracy

Bhubaneswar: We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. This quote of Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, seems perfect for a country like India as it goes to choose its leaders that are going to shape its future. But sometimes, as it happens, the men decide who goe

As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s historic resolution seeking 33 per cent reservation for Indian women in the legislative assemblies and Parliament must be seen as a path-breaking initiative towards women empowerment.

The clock is ticking for May as the March 29 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union is fast approaching. Theresa May has said that she is determined to deliver Brexit on time. She insists that departure date will not change.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit to India and his participation in the Republic Day celebrations as Chief Guest presented an opportunity to renew and reinvigorate the mean quarter century of relations between the two countries of Asia and Africa. The partnership between India and South Africa, both advanced and developing countries and emerging economies seek to fulfil larger goals of polit

With an eye on the forthcoming poll, the Narendra Modi Government made a big-ticket announcement in its interim Budget to give Rs 6,000 per year to farmers owning less than five acres of land which is said to be too less and too late than Odisha's creative scheme KALIA.

India is a non-claimant to the South China Sea Islands, but it is concerned with the development in the South China Sea. The disputes in this Sea involve China along with several states in the region and encompass issues like overlapping territorial claims and access to critical resources like energy and fisheries. Within this turbulent environment, India has been expanding its influence over the

Recently, Union Minister and BJP’s so-called Odisha chief ministerial candidate Dharmendra Pradhan made a very sarcastic statement regarding the exodus of party workers saying that certain people have a different DNA and some people find it uncomfortable in a cadre party (BJP).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Odisha visit was strategically and politically important as the saffron party is finding it difficult to make inroads into the eastern parts of the country. The senior BJP leaders were expecting that Modi proved to be a trump card in party’s ‘look east’ strategy. Keeping these things in mind much buzz was created for the Modi's visit to Odisha.

The plight of the farmer always finds itself at the center stage in the run up to any election in India. Politicians of every stripe make promises of farm loan waivers ahead of every election. But barely heard are promises to usher in long term agrarian reforms. Proving all these wrong, the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has shown the new path of agrarian reforms to enhance the productivity